renal clearance

Question 1

clearance

Answer 1

volume of plasma/minute needed to excrete the quantity of substance appearing in the urine in a minutes time
- the kidneys clear the plasma of substances

Question 2

inulin clearance in GFR

Answer 2

inulin is filtered, not reabsorbed, and not secreted

Question 3

inulin is not normally found in the body

Answer 3

needs to be infused into the body to measure clearance

Question 4

creatinine clearance and GFR

Answer 4

filtered
not reabsorbed
secreted a little

Question 5

increased creatinine in blood =

Answer 5

decreased GFR

Question 6

high levels of creatinine in blood suggest decreased GFR, less filtration means

Answer 6

less excretion of creatinine which means more is in the blood

Question 7

para-aminohippurate (PAH) clearance and renal plasma flow

Answer 7

filtered
not reabsorbed
completely secreted

Question 8

PAH is not

Answer 8

endogenous
needs to be infused

Question 9

glucose reabsorption and clearance

Answer 9

filtered
completely reabsorbed
not secreted

Question 10

glucose reabsorption has a

Answer 10

transport maximum